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<blockquote data-quote="Sid Bonkers" data-source="post: 929336" data-attributes="member: 19121"><p>It is the reading glasses that I used for driving as as it was my distance vision that was affected. </p><p></p><p>By all means have your eyes tested but do tell your optician that you are now diabetic and what has happened as your bg levels have dropped, you may find they will be reluctant to prescribe glasses on the short term as your eyes will be returning to normal on a day to day basis so a prescription today will be no use at all next week and so on.</p><p></p><p>This is why some members here like myself and others used cheapo reading glasses to correct our distance vision, not for reading, however this is only an option if your prescription is the same for both eyes or similar as cheap reading glasses are only available in +/- 0.25 increments to both lenses.</p><p></p><p>Good luck whatever you choose to do but do be aware that prescription glasses will only be of use for maybe a week or two before your sight changes again (for the better) day by day, so if you can get away with reading glasses for a few weeks it will save you a fortune <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sid Bonkers, post: 929336, member: 19121"] It is the reading glasses that I used for driving as as it was my distance vision that was affected. By all means have your eyes tested but do tell your optician that you are now diabetic and what has happened as your bg levels have dropped, you may find they will be reluctant to prescribe glasses on the short term as your eyes will be returning to normal on a day to day basis so a prescription today will be no use at all next week and so on. This is why some members here like myself and others used cheapo reading glasses to correct our distance vision, not for reading, however this is only an option if your prescription is the same for both eyes or similar as cheap reading glasses are only available in +/- 0.25 increments to both lenses. Good luck whatever you choose to do but do be aware that prescription glasses will only be of use for maybe a week or two before your sight changes again (for the better) day by day, so if you can get away with reading glasses for a few weeks it will save you a fortune :) [/QUOTE]
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